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tag: floors

How to Live with Radiant-Floor Heat

ScottG, contributing writer | March 26th, 20122 comments

Radiant-floor heating systems often include concrete slab floors, a combination that should produce steady temperatures without the frequent ups and downs of forced-air systems. But there's a catch: because the slab is slower to respond to changes in temperature, whether to turn down the thermostat at night becomes more than a simple question.

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Medallion Magic: Design and Layout of Inlay Patterns

TheTimberTailor, member | February 9th, 2012

With an infinite number of design possibilities for inlay designs, consider this method for working through the planning process. Take advantage of the Rotate Tool at the Digital Jobsite to layout any configuration that comes to mind

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How to Lay Tile Over a Concrete Slab

ScottG, contributing writer | December 13th, 20114 comments

Uncoupling membranes used between a tile floor and a concrete slab should prevent any cracks in the concrete from affecting the tile, but will it lower the thermal mass potential of the concrete?

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A Relaxing Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...

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Mountain Porch Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...

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Stairmathter: Use SketchUp to Master the Math for Stairbuilding

TheTimberTailor, member | February 25th, 201113 comments

Create a digital layout using jobsite dimensions and let SketchUp do the math to calculate cutting dimensions and angles for stair stringers accounting for finish floor thicknesses and other pertinent information.

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Digitile: Use a SketchUp Model to Layout, Estimate, and Build a Takeoff List for a Tiling-Job

TheTimberTailor, member | February 9th, 20114 comments

No, digitile is not a typo for digital, its just my (lame?) title for using digital tools to layout, plan, and quantity of materials for a recent floor tile project. Here I give a brief overview of the process I used... see what you think.

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Recycled Oak Arts and Crafts Floor

MarkAReed, member | December 25th, 2010

I collected this flooring for 12 yrs from all the old homes I remodeled in Lake Forest il. Some of it was nailed with square nails.  

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How to Keep Noise Under Control

ScottG, contributing writer | November 9th, 20105 comments

Too much noise is a nagging environmental problem that can be every bit as objectionable as cold air drafts or low indoor air quality. Noise from an outdoor source--a nearby freeway or construction...

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Radiant Floor Heating: Can One Floor Heat Two Stories?

ScottG, contributing writer | October 20th, 20103 comments

  Would a house be comfortable if you just heat the bottom floor?   With 6,000 heating degree days a year, Omaha, Nebraska, isn’t exactly balmy come mid-winter. If a ranch-style house has a radiant-floor heating...

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Herringbone in Rosewood

seattlejoe70, member | October 18th, 2010

This Job was demo the old hardwood, replace the 1x sub-floor with Plywood, And in the living room i replaced most all the floor joists, due to dry rot. The floor was originally going to be only in...

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Handy little nailset

JFink, Senior Editor | July 1st, 20102 comments

This review was emailed to me by a long-time Fine Homebuilding tipster Don Mathis: Any old fool can drive nails under good conditions, but in hard to reach places (like hardwood tongue & groove...

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Reader Email: Bargain bin flooring nailer?

JFink, Senior Editor | June 28th, 20105 comments

I got an email this weekend from a reader that had a question about the off-brand flooring nailer pictured in last issue's What's the Difference? on flooring fasteners. Here's the...

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Notes from the Pacific Coast Builders Show

RYagid, senior editor | June 10th, 20103 comments

A look at the show's best and worst offerings

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Patio and screen porch

SpecRoubaix, member | May 27th, 201010 comments

When it was time to replace our deck, I seized the opportunity to bring comfort and peace to our home by designing a patio and screen porch in the style of 1920's. In the twenties, the excesses of...

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Mid Century House Gets a New Kitchen

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 2010

Sustainable cabinetry, quartz counters, cork flooring.

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Wood Sickness

RYagid, senior editor | February 5th, 20107 comments

When the hunt for a particular species of wood takes you through a maze of old barns and homes, something isn't quite right. Am I alone?

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A Winning Wood Floor

reeni, FHB editorial admin | January 22nd, 2010

A behind the scenes look at what photographer Randy O'Rourke went through to get the perfect shot of Charles Peterson and his award-winning wood floor. Talk about "above" and beyond!

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Century home kitchen renovation

Snady, member | November 10th, 2009

I live in a century home in a small town in Southwestern Ontario.  I knew when I moved in that the kitchen was small and dark, but loved the house and the in-town ravine lot.  I bought...

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Bedroom Bathroom

SRSprague, member | May 29th, 2009

Second Floor Bedroom Bathroom Addition; Simultaneous Erection of Masonry Wet-side and Wooden Dry-side; PEX Plumbing; Radiant In-floor Heat Hydronic Wet-side, Electric Dry-side.

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